William Gibson

Steampunk: the future of the past

Forget spaceships and laser guns – steampunk says it's the Industrial Revolution that shows us what we've got to look forward to. Take the steam-driven Industrial Revolution of the 18th century, pair it with the information...

Police Searching For Missing Philadelphia Woman

Cordelia Hawks, 30, was last seen at a training facility on Westmoreland Avenue on January 6. Philadelphia police are searching for a missing woman they fear could be in serious danger. Investigators are desperately searching...

Hollywood Friends I’ll Miss and A Hollywood Year I Won’t

For many disturbing reasons—personal, financial and global—I unequivocally declare 2008 one of the most miserably catastrophic years within memory. With a new government promising a new strategy of reform and change, I join the...

Software development lifecycle (SDLC) trends 2009: Requirements, agile

As cyberpunk sci-fi writer William Gibson so aptly stated, "The future is not google-able." Project management Experienced project managers (PMs) have been through down cycles before, so those are the folks organizations will...

Obituary: Lillian I. Gibson / Former secretary for Boy Scouts of American Moraine Council

Lillian I. Gibson was so dedicated to her job as secretary for the Boy Scouts of America Moraine Trails Council that she once walked to work in a snowstorm because the buses weren't running that day. "Her boss called there...

It's 2009...where the heck is the _____?

Originally Posted by Airsoftpwnage1 I want a airsoft grenade that will work for atleast a few times! If any of you have ever read any of William Gibson’s cyberpunk stuff, you know what I’m talking about. Ask Tuthmose about that...

Picture London without Londoners

Abandoned London is a Flickr set by photographer IanVisits of London on Christmas morning when the city is (almost) denuded of people. Very disorienting if you've been to London (or any major city, really). I got this via...

Book: Tea from an Empty Cup

Pat Cadigan earned a recommendation and cover blurb from William Gibson for Tea from An Empty Cup, but the book failed to match expectations. A police novel at its heart, the creative note is the imaginative setting, bridging...

In Memorium, Remembering Those Lost In 2008

The end of the year is here and 2009 is knocking at the door. Let’s take a moment to remember some of the notable, and not so notable, people who passed away in 2008. Once again there were several connections or weird...

The ones who went away

We lost “Ben- Hur,” “Butch Cassidy’’ and the dark genius of The Dark Knight; our film fest founder and a homegrown blues legend also left us. This is a roll call of just some of the fascinating figures who died in 2008.

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